White sleeveless dress with visible upholstered stitching
Dirk Van Saene · Spring/Summer 1999
Belgium
Dirk Van Saene
- Painterly textile prints
- Hand-painted fabrics
- Tailoring
Dirk Van Saene combines fashion design with painting and ceramics. Tailoring and craftsmanship remain consistent foundations of his collections, while his own paintings have appeared directly on fabric and as printed motifs.
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White sleeveless dress with visible upholstered stitching
Spring/Summer 1999
A documented look from Spring/Summer 1999.
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1 collections represented · 1 pieceSpring/Summer 1999
1 piece
About Dirk Van Saene
A 2016 collection translated a floral canvas into silk dresses, demonstrating how his clothes carry the colour and brushwork of an independent artistic practice.
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